Sir Robert Peel's Principles of Policing are:
less valid as ideas for community policing spread.
arrest and prosecution oriented.
designed to restrict police-citizen interaction.
relevant to policing in the twenty-first century.
all of the above.
An ethical leader:
may to enhance credibility by demonstrating inconsistencies.
must be more virtuous in public life than in private life.
does not challenge the process of operations.
is trustworthy, competent, and of good character.
all of the above.
Select the incorrect
statement.
The police mission can fail because goals and priorities as not clearly
defined.
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The police are forced to work in a politically, socially, and practically
problematic environment.
In many problematic environments, the police may fail without ethical
leadership skills.
The police rarely confront critical and difficult problems facing society.
All of the above are incorrect statements.
The area of change that signifies the potential for improvements in policing
in the twenty-first century includes:
organization and deployment, i.e., community policing.
technological advancements.
professionalism.
accountability.
all of the above.
Widespread achievement of professional status by the police is difficult
because:
the U. S. police service is a cohesive group.
the police claim professional status.
a common body of police knowledge does not exist.
professional status is not achievable by the police service.
all of the above.
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To effectively meet and respond to the issues and challenges of the twenty-
first century, the police must:
maintain traditional police culture and methodology.
change the basic police mission.
possess ethical leadership competence.
sustain the traditional model of policing.
all of the above.
Ethical leadership:
involves values.
has a moral dimension.
requires judgments about human behavior.
involves ethical considerations.
all of the above.
As public officers, the police are supposed to be:
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authoritarian.
service-oriented.
autocratic.
subjectively-centered.
all of the above.
Value-led ethical leadership by all police officers maximizes effort by
integrating community values into an agency's:
vision.
mission.
strategy.
operating plans and services.
all of the above.
Ethical leadership skills:
help police officers conceptualize and articulate their activities.
assists police officers with defining their role.
enhance a police officer's sense of confidence.
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highlight the importance of what police officers do.
all of the above.
Police officers as ethical leaders are:
committed to the law and professional standards of behavior.
responsive and insensitive to changing circumstances.
not responsible for correcting another's unethical behavior.
in a position to encourage conflicts of interest to resolve problems.
all of the above.
Effective policing in the twenty-first century necessitates:
ethical leadership competence of all police officers.
police organizational, governance, and performance measurement changes.
reconsideration of police selection and training standards.
the public's reconceptualization of the role of the police.
all of the above.
Through the use of a computer-driven crime statistics (CompStat) operations
management model, the police:
obtain a better perspective on crime conditions.
remain inflexible in the use of police resources.
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are not required to think critically.
need not explain their strategies.
all of the above.
While many labels and procedural models have been attached to community
policing, virtually all include a primary focus on:
a high number of arrests.
the formation of specialized units such as SWAT teams.
multi-level police agency organizational structures.
community engagement and problem-solving.
all of the above.
Police agency
are in the best position to directly impact the lives of the
people who are served by the agency.
CEOs
middle managers
line supervisors
line officers
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all of the above
What is an ethical leadership competency?
Your Answer:
An ethical leadership competency is a learned behavior and the practice can
be measured. competencies are the ability to do things like quantities are to
feel things.
Is ethical leadership a challenge to police officers? Explain.
Your Answer:
Ethical leadership skills are basic leadership skills. It’s something can be
acquired with training. The differences is morals and trust. This can be
serious issues with police officers until a standard is placed on them. An
ethical leadership skill takes what your true character is and adding the
leadership skills to it if you aren’t born with natural leadership skills.
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